Would really like some feedback - Tiki Marketplace

G GatorRob Member Orlando Joined: Aug 20, 2004 Posts: 1784	G GatorRob Posted posted on Thu, Sep 25, 2008 8:24 AM I wanted to inject one more thing into this conversation. If you talk to Wayne Coombs (highly recommended - his showroom is in Cocoa Beach), he will tell you that his signature style Tikis (the common ones with the big teeth, big lips and pineapple on the forehead) are the ones that fly out the door. Tourists snap them up. But if you dig a little deeper in his shop, you will see some wonderful designs he has done (carvings and paintings) that carry a higher "art show" price. So a decision to take the high road in Tiki carving doesn't mean you have to stop making what sells. Look at Oceanic Arts. Same thing applies to them.

I wanted to inject one more thing into this conversation. If you talk to Wayne Coombs (highly recommended - his showroom is in Cocoa Beach), he will tell you that his signature style Tikis (the common ones with the big teeth, big lips and pineapple on the forehead) are the ones that fly out the door. Tourists snap them up. But if you dig a little deeper in his shop, you will see some wonderful designs he has done (carvings and paintings) that carry a higher "art show" price. So a decision to take the high road in Tiki carving doesn't mean you have to stop making what sells. Look at Oceanic Arts. Same thing applies to them.

Post #409933 by GatorRob on Thu, Sep 25, 2008 8:24 AM